College Enrollment Continues Post-Recession Decline

Fewer high school graduates are enrolling in college following the recession, according to a Labor Department report Tuesday.

Nearly 3 million people between ages 16 and 24 graduated from high school between January and October last year, the report found. Of that group, 1.96 million – 65.9% — were enrolled in college in October. That was the lowest rate in a decade and was down from 66.2% the prior year, the agency said.